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Cultural naiveté for unconditional trust in Church is breeding ground for exploitation of women by pastors, priests

Pastors often exhibit exploitative and predatory behaviour, not necessarily sexual in nature, but they are in a position of power in churches to manipulate people and exploit them.

Clean the Church: You're sinner if you talk, tolerating 'it' will take you closer to God; what they want you to believe

Different rules and moralities apply to clergy and lay people. Or at least that’s how many Churches want it. You are a sinner only if you talk about it. If you don’t, the abuse might lead you closer to God, or so they’d have young impressionable minds think.

Church and sexual abuse: Kerala nuns' refusal to turn away from injustice displays faith, demands attention

Those sisters show us what belief looks like. It is a faith in who we should be, not who we are

Church and sexual abuse: Catholics, State have been silent for too long; Kerala rape must cause Vatican to act

Five nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus have been on protest for over 10 days against the rape of one of their own, a 44-year-old nun who was no less than a former Mother-General

Church and sexual abuse: Pope has never done much about these incidents, says ex-nun Mary Chandy

The nuns may have to face all sorts of difficulties because they are out protesting, says former nun Mary Chandy.